Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context

Keiko I. McDonald

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Reading a Japanese Film

Cinema in Context

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2006

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Reading a Japanese Film, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides viewers new to Japanese cinema with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made. In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview and outlines a unified approach to film analysis. Sixteen "readings" of films currently available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Ozu and Kurosawa to the films of a younger generation of directors.

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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
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1. Synergy of Theme, Style, and Dialogue: Kenji Mizoguchi’s Sisters of the Gion (1936)
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3. A Meiji Novel for the Screen: Shirö Toyoda’s The Mistress (1954)
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4. Period Film Par Excellence: Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy (1954–1956)
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5. Simple Means for Complex Ends: Yasujirö Ozu’s Floating Weeds (1959)
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6. Eros, Politics, and Folk Religion: Kaneto Shindö’s Onibaba (1963
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7. The Age-Old Paradox of Innocence and Experience: Köhei Oguri’s Muddy River (1981
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8. Satire on the Family and Education in Postwar Japan: Yoshimitsu Morita’s The Family Game (1983)
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9. Defeat Revisited: Masahiro Shinoda’s MacArthur’s Children (1984)
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10. Satire on Contemporary Japan: Jüzö Itami’s A Taxing Woman (1987)
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11. Animation Seminal and Influential: Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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12. Cultural Responses to Simplicity: Akira Kurosawa’s Madadayo (1993)
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13. The Danger and Allure of Phantom Light: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Maboroshi (1995)
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14. Stressed-Out Nineties Youth in Laid-Back Sixties Dress: Takeshi Kitano’s Kids Return (1995)
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15. Bittersweet Childhood: Yöichi Higashi’s Village of Dreams (1996)
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16. A Woman Director’s Approach to the Country Family: Naomi Kawase’s Suzaku (1997)
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Notes
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Selected Bibliography
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Index
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About the Author
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9780824840372

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824840372

eBook ISBN: 9780824840372

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Reading a Japanese Film

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Synergy of Theme, Style, and Dialogue: Kenji Mizoguchi’s Sisters of the Gion (1936)

3. A Meiji Novel for the Screen: Shirö Toyoda’s The Mistress (1954)

4. Period Film Par Excellence: Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai Trilogy (1954–1956)

5. Simple Means for Complex Ends: Yasujirö Ozu’s Floating Weeds (1959)

6. Eros, Politics, and Folk Religion: Kaneto Shindö’s Onibaba (1963

7. The Age-Old Paradox of Innocence and Experience: Köhei Oguri’s Muddy River (1981

8. Satire on the Family and Education in Postwar Japan: Yoshimitsu Morita’s The Family Game (1983)

9. Defeat Revisited: Masahiro Shinoda’s MacArthur’s Children (1984)

10. Satire on Contemporary Japan: Jüzö Itami’s A Taxing Woman (1987)

11. Animation Seminal and Influential: Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

12. Cultural Responses to Simplicity: Akira Kurosawa’s Madadayo (1993)

13. The Danger and Allure of Phantom Light: Hirokazu Koreeda’s Maboroshi (1995)

14. Stressed-Out Nineties Youth in Laid-Back Sixties Dress: Takeshi Kitano’s Kids Return (1995)

15. Bittersweet Childhood: Yöichi Higashi’s Village of Dreams (1996)

16. A Woman Director’s Approach to the Country Family: Naomi Kawase’s Suzaku (1997)

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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